ARTIFACT HUNTING + FORGOTTEN HISTORY OF EARLY VIRGINIA | Amateur Archaeologist | Dominique Kostelac
About this episode
Dominique Kostelac discusses his discoveries as an amateur archaeologist in Virginia, including a Monacan village and early European arrivals.
Dominique Kostelac is an amateur archaeologist, artifact hunter, farmer and all-around history buff living outside Charlottesville, Virginia. After a newspaper reading from 1869 about uncovering the skeletal remains of a conquistador in Appalachia, we open with Dominique describing the Monacan village he discovered on his riparian farm. From there we get into shocking examples of early, forgotten, and/or theoretical first arrivals of Europeans [and even the Chinese!] to Virginia and the East ...
People in this episode
Host: Philippe G. Willis
Guest: Dominique Kostelac
Topics covered
- artifact hunting
- early Virginia history
- amateur archaeology
- European exploration
- Monacan village
Keywords
- artifact hunting
- Virginia history
- amateur archaeology
- European exploration
- Monacan village
- Charlottesville
- conquistador
Mentioned in this episode
Places: Virginia, Charlottesville, Appalachia, Monacan village
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